Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-26

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The follow
irg is the weather and crop bulletin issued
by the Signal Onice for the week ending
September y:
TemperatuIe-DUrigg he week ending
September y tie wea ther has
been colder than usual IN the
districts east OF the Mississip9i and
on the Northern Pacific COST.
The greatest temperature from normal
occurred III the states bordering on the
lower lakes and the South Atlantic and
North Pacific coasts, the d&ily average
temperature WIS SCOUT 1Eree degrees be-
low the normal. It was warmer tAGn Us
usl in the Missouri and lower Mississippi
y2Nel S and hence westward over rhe
Rocky mountains, the daily excess rang
| ing from enc 30 four degrees From
Texas rCrthwsrd 10 DAKOTA the
temperature for the season from jan
Uary l 20 September q was slightly
heiOW the normal. From northern Ne~
England west - the north Pacific coast,
ana IA the south Atlantic states it has
been warmer than usual .5EGl 81 the other
districts the greatest temperature oc-
CURED in tEc central ysliey5, where the
average excess &Gr the season has ranged
from l 10 3 IT,, while the average daily
temperature for the season nesr Lake
Superior and On the south Atlantic coast
has been from l to s. below normal.
The rainfall for the week has been less
than usual in Louisiana, Mississippi ana
Tennessee, and from Northern Ohio vest
ward over Northern Indiana, Northern
Illinois and Iowa. During the past tour
weeks less than one fourth the usual
amount OF rain has occurred in the
whest region from Missouri eastward
over the southern portion Of Illinois, In
diana and Ohio, thus showing a c0ntin-
uGttOn OF the drOuth in this region.
During the same period about % per
cent. Of the usual amount of ram has &C.
Cured in New England, and lessathan %
per cent. ip the South Atlantic states AID
Virginia. The rainfall in the western
portions OF the Whest region, and from
Texas northwaTd TO Dakota and MInue-
sOte, during the past four weeks has been
abundant and generally has exceeded 90
per cent. OF the amount for that period
The same conditions will apply 10 the
belt OF country extending from
Lake Erie westward TO Iowa
The rainfall for the season
has been less than usual except in the
central portion Of the Atlantic states, st
isolated Rocky mountain stations and in
Oregon and Washington territory where
rainfall has been Slightly greater than
normal. The large seasonal deficiency
in the central valleys has been augmented
during the past month. The area in
which this deficiency ranges from ten to
eighteen incQes includes Northern
Louisiana and Mississippi, portions Of
Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ken
lucky, Illinois, Indiana and lowe.
General Remarks-The weather has
been generally favorable during the past
week in the cotton region, and the har-
vest of this crop is progressing Well. The
deficiency Of rainfall IN portions OF Ar
Kansas and Mississippi may reduce tha
yield Of this crop. Reports from the
greater portion Of the winter wheat
region show that the work of preparing
the ground is being retarded on account
OF the continued drCuth. Reports from
Tennessee, the Middle Atlantic
states and New England show
that the weather was favorable for
crops and that the seeding Of wheat is in
progress. Reports from Kansas, BE
OTsska and west portions of Missouri and
Iowa indicate that the weather vas favor
able to the growing crops. Killing frosts
have occurred SIS far south SO southern
Illinois, north Indiana, Ono and Michi-
gan during the latter part OF the week
Reports Cor the crop and weather bull
letin for this season will be discontinued
from this date excepting those within the
cotton region.